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how to report bugs
From: |
Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
how to report bugs |
Date: |
Sun, 18 Jan 2004 23:36:17 +0100 |
address@hidden writes:
> I have a general question how to report bugs. Currently, I have time
> to update lilypond about twice a week, and if time permits, I run my
> personal collection of bugs with a new version to see whether things
> have improved. Some of those bugs I consider severe, others are minor
> rants.
>
> Shall I repeat my bug reports again and again? I think you soon will
> get crazy :-) On the other hand I would like to see various severe
> bugs fixed as soon as possible...
* It would be cool if you could reform the bugs in the shape of a
regression test; you're almost there, except for the \header { texidoc
=" "} part.
In that case, I can stick the file into input/regression/ when it's
working
* For things with many bugs, eg. the ottava bracket, I would prefer a
complete description of how things should look, if possible with a
scan from a printed edition.
In general, I prefer to get bugs in topic-related batches: when
there are too many bugs in one area, I tend to go for a big rewrite
that fixes most or all outstanding problems. For small bugs, I
usually do a stop-gap kludge.
* If it's not too much work, you could make a little webpage of all
your bugs showing the .ly and the .png - that makes for easier browsing.
(you could use lys-to-tely.py to convert a directory of .ly ->
texinfo -> html)
* If you have a severe bug, please mark it so. My definition of severe
might be different from yours.
> PS: I will be able to contribute fixes to lilypond soon (mainly on the
> documentation side). As usual, it's just a matter of available
> spare time.
Good !
:-)
(that smiley is a happy Han-Wen)
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Han-Wen Nienhuys | address@hidden | http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen